TROY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE OF
NONDISCRIMINATION
I. PURPOSE
Troy Area School
District is committed to assuring a work and educational environment free of
unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, disability, ancestry,
national origin, age, or sex. It is imperative that all employees,
students and vendors of Troy Area School District comply with both the spirit
and intent of federal, state and local laws, government regulations and court
orders which prohibit unlawful discrimination. In addition, all
administrators, faculty, staff and students share a continuing responsibility
to behave in a manner which ensures a work and educational environment that is
free of unlawful discrimination
II. POLICY
It is the policy of Troy
Area School District to ensure a work and educational environment free of
unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, disability, ancestry,
national origin, age, or sex, including sexual harassment. In accordance
with state and federal laws including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
Section 1604 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order
11246 and 11375, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the
Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and all other applicable legislation, Troy
Area School District prohibits and will not tolerate unlawful discrimination on
the basis of an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
disability, age, veterans status or other factors.
Conduct will be deemed
discriminatory in accordance with and as defined in applicable state and
federal statutes and case law decisions. Sexual harassment is defined as
unwelcome gender related behavior, including unwelcome sexual advances, request
for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
when:
- Submission to such conduct is made either an explicit or implicit term or condition of an individual’s employment or education;
- Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for employment or academic decisions affecting such individuals; or
- Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working, education or living environment.
The U.S. Department of
Education Office for Civil Rights further defines sexual harassment as verbal
or physical conduct of a sexual nature, imposed on the basis of sex, by an employee
or agent of a recipient of federal funds that denies, limits, provides
different, or conditions provision of aid, benefits, services, or treatment
protected under Title IX.
The Title IX Coordinator for the Troy Area School District is our Superintendent located at 68 Fenner Ave, Troy, PA 16947. Dr. Elias can be reached at 570-297-2750 and her email address is [email protected]. All inquiries concerning
the application of Title IX should be referred to the Title IX Coordinator.
III. RESPONSIBILITIES
Troy Area School
District is responsible for educating all of its students, faculty and staff
about what constitutes unlawful discrimination or harassment and what steps
will be taken to resolve complaints.
Each manager,
director, department chairperson, faculty person and/or administrative officer
is responsible within his/her respective area for the implementation,
dissemination and explanation of this policy. Assistance in
implementation, dissemination and explanation may be obtained by contacting the
district’s Compliance Officer.